Travel Workouts and Stretches For Summer Road Trips & Airports
Hi there and happy summer!! Whether it’s planes, trains, automobiles or anything in between, there are millions and millions of people who are taking off for a much-needed vacations this summer and Gixo is the fitness app that is affordable and easy to use no matter where you are for the well deserved workouts and stretches we all need.
Kill the wait at the gate or stretch-out while fueling-up with the 11 minute on-demand classes that you can take anytime and anywhere! Their travel workouts and travel stretch classes will have you feeling great upon arrival. And at your destination, you can use Gixo to keep your fitness routine up and running with 19 hours of live classes per day with personal training, instant feedback and coaching at your fingertips. You won’t have to go in search of gyms or travel with fitness equipment with Gixo!
Road Trip Stretch:
- Calf Stretches will stretch out those tired and tight legs.
- With legs a little more than hip-width apart, do a Hip Hinge and touch to ground to open your hips up.
- Overhead Marches gets the blood flowing and keeps you sitting up tall and straight to help your spine.
- Your chest and front of shoulders get scrunched up when you are seated too long, so do a few Chest Openers.
- To open up your hips and active the glutes, do some Standing Hurdler’s Rotation.
Road Trip Workout:
- Do some Quick Feet Side to Side for a quick warm up that gets the blood flowing.
- Squats are a great full body move that hits major muscles in the legs.
- Tricep Dips will help with strength in your upper body. You can also easily do them using the seat of your car or trunk!
- Clock Lunges give strength and balance and keep you time!
- Ladder Climbers keep your heart rate up and break a little sweat.
Airport Stretch:
- To open up your hip flexors, do some Hip Circles. Just imagine you are doing the hoola on the beach!
- Find some space and swing those are for a Standing Twist that will loosen you up!
- To feel taller and keep your posture while you’re on your flight, do some Chest Openers.
- Keep the circulation flowing and stretch those calves out with a set of Ankle Stretches.
- To keep your shoulders open and feeling great, do an Overhead Shoulder Scrub.
Airport Workout:
- If you want to have a little fun and get the heart rate up, do some Jumping Jacks.
- Squats are a great full body move that hits major muscles in the legs.
- Tricep Dips are easy to do in a chair and will build strength in your upper body.
- While you are waiting at the gate, do some Plank Cross-Unders to work your core.
- To get that heart rate elevated, do some Quick Feet Side to Side.
These are great tips for long road trips. I get very stiff and sore after being in the car for a long time. I usually need to stop every two hours and walk but now I can add in some jumping jacks and other stretches to help.
I needed this guide! We’re going to the Carolinas and it is a looong drive. I am definitely going to need these stretches and workouts.
Well if I am honest, I try to avoid working out most of the time. I am always somehow motivated to be active in the airport. Maybe it is knowing that I am about to be fully cramped up on the plane. I end up doing odd lunges while waiting.
I am the worst at keeping fit during my travel… all the good food and restless activity from tourist activity to tourist activity burns me out. But then I end up feeling guilty because I need to continue working out and keeping healthy and fit. I gain so much weight when I travel. :p Thanks for the great idea of using an app and for all the interesting stretching and workouts for the road!
I’m not sure if I would be doing hip circles at the airport, lol, but some great ideas!
Some airports have a gym too.. I didn’t even know
These are great ideas for travel. Thanks!
Thanks for the great info.